World’s most expensive car number plates

Abu Dhabi dominates a global list of the most expensive car number plates ever sold.

Buyers from the UAE capital account for 37 of the top 50 most expensive plates ever sold. The 37 Abu Dhabi buyers listed in the rankings collectively spent AED222.9m ($60.6m), or an average of AED6 ($1.6m) for their car plates.

Here is the countdown to the top 20 plates ever sold.

Buyer: Abu Dhabi

Cost: AED3.2m ($871,174m)

Plate: 33

Buyer: Hong Kong

Cost: HKD7m ($900,977)

Plate: 19

Buyer: Abu Dhabi

Cost: AED3.35m ($912,010)

Bought: September 2010

Plate: 66

Buyer: Abu Dhabi

Cost: AED3.35m ($912,010)

Plate: 42

Buyer: Abu Dhabi

Cost: AED2.4m ($925,622)

Bought: June 2009

Plate: 88

Buyer: Abu Dhabi

Cost: AED4.2m ($1,143,416)

Plate: 2

Buyer: Hong Kong

Cost: HKD9.5m ($1,222,754)

Plate: 10

Buyer: Abu Dhabi

Cost: AED4.5m ($1,225,089)

Plate: 45

Buyer: Abu Dhabi

Cost: AED5m ($1,361,210)

Plate: 16

Buyer: Abu Dhabi

Cost: AED6m ($1,633,452)

Plate: 9

Buyer: Hong Kong

Cost: HKD13m ($1,673,243)

Bought: June 1994

Plate: 99

Buyer: Abu Dhabi

Cost: AED6.5m ($1,769,573)

Plate: 55

Buyer: Abu Dhabi

Cost: AED6.5m ($1,769,573)

Plate: 18

Buyer: Hong Kong

Cost: HKD16m ($2,059,376)

Bought: February 2008

Plate: 11

Buyer: Abu Dhabi

Cost: AED8m ($2,177,936)

Plate: 12

Buyer: Abu Dhabi

Cost: AED8.9m ($2,422,953)

Plate: 9

Buyer: Abu Dhabi

Cost: AED10m ($2,722,420)

Bought: September 2010

Plate: 7

Buyer: Abu Dhabi

Cost: AED16.5m ($4,491,993)

Bought: February 2010

Plate: 5

Buyer: Abu Dhabi

Cost: AED25.2m ($6,860,498)

Plate: 1

Buyer: Abu Dhabi

Cost: AED52.2m ($14,211,032)

Bought: February 2008

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